Genesis 16:2:4Gen.16.2.W4TAB
הִנֵּה־נָ֞א
hinnehna
“behold now”
- Transliteration
- hin-neh-NA
- Extended
- hihn-neh-NAA
- IPA
- /hin.neː.ˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- behold now
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
hin-neh-NA
- clause
va-TO-mer sa-RAI el-av-RAM hin-neh-NA a-tsa-RA-ni Ye-ho-VAH mil-LE-det bo-NA el-shif-KHA-ti u-LAI ib-ba-NEH mim-MEN-na
- sentence
va-TO-mer sa-RAI el-av-RAM hin-neh-NA a-tsa-RA-ni Ye-ho-VAH mil-LE-det bo-NA el-shif-KHA-ti u-LAI ib-ba-NEH mim-MEN-na va-yish-MA av-RAM le-KOL sa-RAI
Exegesis
The exhortation hinneh-na {הִנֵּה־נָא | hin-nēh-nā} ‘behold now’ frames the ensuing complaint.
In context — Genesis 16:2
Sarai said to Abram, “See, the LORD has kept me from bearing children. Go in to my maidservant; perhaps I will be built up through her.” Abram listened to Sarai’s voice.
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 16:2, so the Hebrew word הִנֵּה־נָ֞א (hinnehna) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.16.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.2.W4.S1) and character.